Rachel Zoe
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Step aside, Olsen Twins.

Take a hike, Kate Bosworth.

Don't even front, Shenae Grimes.

You food-eschewing stars can officially worship a new queen: Rachel Zoe. Bow down, bitches! Just try not to get too close. Her bones could shatter on contact.

And we thought the Rachel Zoe Project was just a crappy reality show. Apparently it's an ongoing effort to see how long a human can starve itself without dying.

Here's the victim rocking her signature look, which she dubs "Rig Cage Chic," at last night’s Cracked X-Mas event in L.A. Lookin' good, Rachel. Lookin' GOOD!

Celebrity stylist and anorexia poster girl Rachel Zoe has been lying low since Nicole Richie fired her last month, but she made a rare appearance in public Wednesday.

Zoe came out out to celebrate Nicole's DUI arrest... er, attend a Dolce & Gabanna benefit for the Art of Elysium. Here's a picture below, courtesy of (and defaced by) Perez Hilton.

Needless to say, after being bashed on MySpace, and having to watch her former client be dragged through the mud like this, Zoe looks like she could use a drink. And a couple of hot dogs. And a cheeseburger. And a dozen bagels. And an enormous pasta dish. Or 10.

If Travis Barker taught us anything (besides that a low-rent punk rock drummer can marry a Playboy centerfold) it's that when the going gets tough, the tough talk $h!t on MySpace!

Following his lead (and that of Diddy), the sickly Nicole Richie posted a thinly-veiled item on her MySpace blog Monday, accusing a former employee of having an eating disorder.

THG TANGENT: We don't even know how to respond to this. Nicole Richie accusing someone of having an eating disorder is essentially the same as:

1. Michael Richards calling Mel Gibson an intolerant prick
2. Lindsay Lohan calling Paris Hilton a used human condom
3. Anna Nicole Smith stating that Courtney Love has a screw loose
4. Michael Jackson telling Ashlee Simpson that plastic surgery is bad

The bottom line? It takes one to know one. Ring, Ring! Hello? Yes, Nicole? Hi. This is the kettle calling. You're black. Anyway, onto her blog:

Monday, November 27, 2006
X-RAY
BLIND ITEM:
What 35 year old raisin face whispers her order of 3 peices [sic] of asparagus for dinner at Chateau everynight, and hides her deathly disorder by pointing the finger at me, and used her last paycheck I wrote her to pay for a publisist [sic] instead of a nutritionist?
HINT: Her nickname is lettucecup...

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Wow. Nicole definitely went there, and her skeletal fingers are pointing in the direction of former stylist, Rachel Zoe, without a doubt. Richie just got done firing Zoe's ass earlier this month after two years of service. Zoe (a.k.a. Zoe Mama), is a stick-thin, 35-year-old waif who has been accused of promoting unhealthy body images among her clients.

Really, there's no telling who caused what here. Did Richie become anemic because of Zoe? Did Zoe cater to her because she fits the anemic mould she loves so dearly? What we have here is a chicken-egg scenario, people, and we may never know the answer. But boy, is this recent collection of Nicole Richie pictures heinous or what?

Stylist Rachel Zoe has come out swinging - most likely with brittle, weak and ineffectual fists - against reports that she was fired by quote-unquote actress Nicole Richie.

Rachel has issued the following statement to our friends at TMZ:

"There has been a lot of speculation as to the cause of my parting with client Nicole Richie. The tabloid reports have no merit. After trying to be a good friend to Nicole, we made a mutual decision to sever our working relationship."

"Changes are inevitable in any business relationship. I am very fortunate to have such a wonderful life, I have been married for 10 years and have been a stylist for more than 15 years and am lucky to work with such a diverse group of women of all shapes and sizes that inspire me everyday. I have nothing but love for Nicole and wish her only health and happiness."

Health? Not gonna happen. Not with 12 eating disorders, babe!

Sources say that Rachel, who had worked with Nicole (as well as Lindsay Lohan and other skanks) for years, had become increasingly unhappy with bad choices Nicole was making in her life, and simply wanted to be finished with the whole thing. Of course, sources also say that Nicole axed the Zoemeister because she was responsible for a lot of those bad choices. So who the f*%k knows!?

When asked to elaborate further about "being a good friend to Nicole," or the status of Nicole Richie's breasts, Rachel's rep refused comment.

A rep for Nicole could not be immediately reached. Most likely because said rep and said Nicole were out gorging themselves on Thanksgiving leftovers. Oh wait, no.

Nicole Richie is taking out the trash.

Not literally, of course. People who don't eat generally don't accumulate much garbage, such as food boxes and wrappers and things. In that sense, people with eating disorders are lucky! Nicole is certainly getting rid of unneeded waste in the metaphorical sense, however, having axed personal stylist Rachel Zoe, a confidant who looks nearly as skeletal and emaciated as the Simple Life "actress" herself.

The reason? Richie, 25, "wanted to surround herself with positive people and influences," an insider says.

Um, Nicole? You're friends with Paris Hilton. Just saying.

Apparently that didn't include the controversial fashionista, 35, who has long been accused of promoting unhealthy body images. Her client roster includes a pair of 20-year-old stick-figures, Mischa Barton and Lindsay Lohan.

"Nicole didn't trust Rachel anymore," a Richie pal says. "Zoe didn't take the news well."

Zoe's rep denies this, adding that the split was amicable. We're not sure who to believe. But we are sure these Nicole Richie pics are friggin' gross.

In her place, Richie has hired Cristina Ehrlich, who has dressed the likes of Jessica Biel and Penelope Cruz. Hmm. We're sure she has a great resume, this Ehrlich person, but we do prefer Jessica Biel topless and in the bathroom sink. Just saying.